In Effect Standard AI Safety Context Relevance

ISO 42001

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 — AI Management Systems

First certifiable international standard for AI management systems. Uses Plan-Do-Check-Act methodology. Third-party certification available; major AI systems have achieved certification.

Jurisdiction

International

INTL

Enacted

Unknown

Effective

Dec 18, 2023

Enforcement

Not specified

What It Requires

Risk Assessment

Must evaluate and document potential harms before deployment

Audit Trail

Must maintain logs of decisions and actions

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

• Organizations seeking AI management system certification

Who bears obligations:

Developer Deployer

This regulation places direct obligations on deployers (organizations using AI systems).

Safety Provisions

• AI policy and objectives
• Risk assessment processes
• Controls for AI-specific risks
• Monitoring and measurement
• Continual improvement

Primary Source

ISO (opens in new tab)

https://www.iso.org/standard/81230.html

Quick Facts

Binding: No
Mental Health Focus: No
Child Safety Focus: No
Algorithmic Scope: Yes

Why It Matters

Becoming de facto compliance demonstration mechanism. Organizations align with EU AI Act using ISO 42001 for risk assessments.

Recent Developments

Microsoft 365 Copilot, AWS, Google Cloud have achieved certification. Increasingly used as "audit language" in procurement.

Cite This

APA

International. (2023). ISO/IEC 42001:2023 — AI Management Systems. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/iso-42001

BibTeX

@misc{iso_42001,
  title = {ISO/IEC 42001:2023 — AI Management Systems},
  author = {International},
  year = {2023},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/iso-42001}
}

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